Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-26
The Latest is that Chapita, the Widow
of the Chief 0uray, Has Been
Captured by the Cowboys.
Young CoIorow Confident that HIS
Fathers Camp was Attached-Ad.
vice from Senator Teller.
The War Department Not IEclined to Use
Troops Unless Necessary to Protect
the Lives of Settlers.
GONE OUT TO GIVE BATTLE.

Kendall mad gone out accompanied by
seventy five well armed ana equipped
frontieTsmen for the purpose OF locatlng
and engaging the Indians who are sup
posed to be camped about twenty-five
miles from Meeker. The number of In
dlans is estimated at from l25 to 2OOI
They are said to be in the high timber
land il an almost impregnable position,
where they Will be able to stand off quite
an army.
A courier just arrived at GIenwood
Springs brings a message from General
Reardon, who is in command of the
troops en- route to Meeker. General
Reardon's message is dated at Morgan's
ranch, on the divide about thirty
miles out from Meeker and shows
thst he has made hall of the Journey in
safety. His scouts report that about
nine miles distant from MoTgan's ranch
| they struck fresh Ute trail, which show
| ed that the Indians had crossed ahead Of
| them ou the road. ReGrdOn will hold his
| command at the ranch until he hears
| from Kendall, IS he thinks thSt if he has
! had an engagement with the Indians he
will drive them towards Morgan's ranch.
| Adl1tant-Genera West has left Glen
wood Springs for Meeker, and Colonel
| f. B. Brooks is now commanding at that
place. The people OF Meeker feel conf
| dent that the Ute war Will surely take
place.
CAMP DESERTED IN HASTE.
OMAHA, NEB., Aug. 23.-General
| Crook received dispatch yesterday from
Major Randiett, IN command of Fort Du-
chesne, Utah, which gives an account Of
on unsuccessful attempt to fnd COloEow
and negotiate with him. The dispatch
stated that Indian Agent Byrnas, in
charge of the White River Utes at the
Uintah agency, hasgsent out white man
in company with Elney, Colorow's son,
TIC point near Meeker, where Colorow
was supposed to be camped. On arriv-
ing there they found the camp had been
burned and domestic utensils were
scattered about as If the place had been
evacuated in haste. Young ColoroW said
he was confident the camp had been
attacked and burned by cowboys. 1t
was also reported that Chapita, the
widow of the chief, Ouray, had been
made sway with, as she was among the
missing squaws. The Utes at the agency
have no knowledge of eny outbreak snd
understand that the Colorado authorities
are after Colorow for violating the game
Laws General Crook said he had re-
ceiVed no direct information that there
had been an outbreak, and is strongly in
clined to believe there is nothing in it.
WOMAN IN THE CASH.
! WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-The following
telegram has been re 'eived st the Wer
Department from Major Randlet, com
handing Fort Duchesne, Utah, dated
August 10, through General Terry:
''Colorow has his followers with him,
about $50 in all. They claim Colorow's
camp could not be found. Fear of the
citizens kept them f.om search. Great
anxiety is manifested concerning Clapita
II the cowboys have harmed ner sntici
pate trouble. say to the Indians that
l hope she is with C9lorow, or may be s
ipTgoner al Glenwood Springs, watch lat
ter could not be ascertained,"
This is the first time the name o.
Caapita has been mentioned in any OF thC
reports from the scene OF the Indisn
troubles. Although nothing is known G
h r, it is presumed ST the War Depar!-
ment that she is either relative OF Colo
row or daughter OF some prominen
Ute chief.
The acting Secretary of War is in re
l ceipt Of communications from Acting
: Secretary Muidrow, Stating that g tele
gram had been received at the InteriC
2 | Department from Senator Teller st Den
/ yer, to the effect that if the Ute Indian
I | in Colorado are not returned to their res
b. ervations there will be trouble. Score
0 tary Muldrow says the Indians undo
I ColoroW have been staying N Centre, o.
u the western border, near the Uncom
pahgre reservation, IN Utah, to the dis.
!. satisfaction of settlers in that locality
Il who have complained. 1t appears fror
: the p. SIS reports that they are Tesistin
II by fort the civil process Of the stats
u and are creating considerable alarm b
their conduct. This Department mad
e efforts to induce them to remain on To
e reservation in Utah. Under tn
laws the Indians are encouraged I
j sever their tribal relations and al
IS entitled to seek homes on the publ
Is domain. The department has no info
Is nation that the presence of these Indisr
in Colorado is for that purpose. On tn
other hand other reports heretofore mao
le set out the claim of these Indians, tbs
u they were on their reservation whic
seems not to be the fact. 1t is very desi
q able that these Indians should renal
upon their reservations where they alor
u6NS ZIG SoIc VI al aSSi
authorized by law to look af er them. !
the cid OF the military seems to have bee
invoked to prevent their outbreak, and
preserve peace, hsve the honor to =
wv commend that while force Of troops
in the locality all proper means may
A. used by it to induce the Indians to go
y and remain upon their reservation.
a copy of this communication has be-
ae forwarded to General Terry by Gener
u MacFerrely, Acting Secretary. The me
s. gre informs ION contained in the de
Id patches from Fort Duchesne is all of
US official nature that the military author
rs. ties have to guide them. Reports Of
Of engagement between Coiir0T'S folio
iii ers cad TIE sheriff posse do rot, in Z
ay opinioa of the WE j .par men: Oil ;iai
an warrant the use of troops TO suppress
tn supposed outbreak. AS soon as the
do dams are attacked by the troops they W
he not only defend themselves, but will
he once attack the settlements and settler
cir and in order to avoid an Indian war t
,se assistance Of troops will be withheld IN
ey necessary for the protection Ct the pe
cid pie, and every effort will be made to
he duce the Indians to return quietly
of their reservation. From the character
Ids the information received the military {
lthorities are inclined to belitye that